poste restante
Example Sentences
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Leisurely two-sided correspondences were difficult to sustain, with Chatwin roving from one poste restante to the next.
From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2011
I turned the letter over when I had read it, and saw that it was addressed to "M. Henri Smith, N——-, poste restante."
From The Confession of a Child of the Century by Warren, Kendall
The doctor inquired at the poste restante in vain.
From My Unknown Chum by Fairbanks, Charles Bullard
Address either to Milan, poste restante, or by way of Geneva, to the care of Monsr.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas
I was even careful to keep her visits a secret and, moreover, to refrain from corresponding with her except through the poste restante.
From The Teeth of the Tiger by Leblanc, Maurice
